KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: The UN launched a program to support the Libyan Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to strengthen policing and rule of law in Libya. AMERICAS: Venezuela will hold a snap presidential election on 22APR at a time when most top challengers have been barred from running. ASIA: The International Criminal Court

KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: China and Tunisia called for new efforts to reach a negotiated peace in Libya to prevent a humanitarian disaster. AMERICAS: US President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former President Barack Obama, as US ambassador to Russia. ASIA: Indonesia banned Hizbut Tahrir, an organization that wants to

KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: In Mali, Al-Qaeda released a proof-of-life video of six foreign hostages, including elderly Australian surgeon Arthur Kenneth Elliott and Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin. AMERICAS: A huge power outage hit Central America, causing blackouts from Panama to Costa Rica to Nicaragua. ASIA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail critics of his use